Professor John Cacioppo of the University of Chicago conducted a study to determine whether "online meetings lead to happier, longer-lasting marriages". happy and more sustainable. Cacioppo conducted a national survey of 19,121 people married between 2005 and 2012, based on marital satisfaction, degree of affection, communication and mutual love. The survey was conducted online and over the phone with assistance and funding from eHarmony to find the married population. Cacioppo found that there was great diversity in the cumulative data and that a third of marriages began through online dating sites. Social media, email, instant messaging, and multiplayer video games provide a foundation for communication. Cacioppo concluded that 45 percent of married couples met through an online dating site, were between the ages of 30 and 39, had greater marital satisfaction and a lower divorce rate. The results showed that there was greater marital satisfaction because there were more opportunities to find a partner online, and people who met on dating sites had the chance to select their potential partner. Online studies have shown that people are more likely to be honest about themselves, except for their age and weight. The 65% of married couples who met offline met at work, school, bars, clubs, or religious gatherings. The majority of people who met offline at the bar or on blind dates had a higher divorce rate of 7.6 percent, while the majority of people who met online through Virtual communities had a lower divorce rate of 5.64 percent. Princeton University conducted a study on "Americans' use of the Internet in online dating and relationships." The survey was conducted by telephone between April 17 and May 19, 2013, among 2,525 U.S. adults over the age of ...... medium of study paper ......sited and living in an area urban. and they are looking for a long-term relationship, finding a marriage partner, or finding a sexual partner. The survey showed that a third of people have not met in person, but two thirds have met between 1 and 5 different people. There is always a risk when meeting people, as a quarter of people have misrepresented themselves online, mainly by lying about their age and height. The data showed that 635 of the partners had sex with at least one other person they met face-to-face, 60 percent formed a long-term friendship, 27 percent met someone they were in a relationship with at long term and 35 percent have met. someone they married. Works Cited http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/05/31/1222447110.full.pdf http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Online-Dating/Summary-of-Findings.aspx http://www.bestsoftworks.com/docs/loveonline.pdf